Akkuş and Demir win Girne Half Marathon titles

Yunus Emre Akkuş and Hasibe Demir won the men’s and women’s 21-kilometre races at the Pasha Group Girne Half Marathon 2026, according to results published by Halkın Sesi.

The event in Girne was held in support of families of people who died in a sea disaster, the newspaper reported. Girne Municipality said the programme also included children’s and public runs, alongside the 5km, 10km and half-marathon distances.

In the men’s 21km classification, Akkuş finished ahead of Muhittin Gürhan and Cemal İneci. Demir took the women’s title, with Aylar Ghazvini second and Mine Devrim third.

Enis Alıcı won the men’s 10km event, followed by Okan Yumuk and Mehmet Sakallı. Funda Karayaman was first in the women’s 10km race, ahead of Esra Kaya and Jane Margaret Barker.

In the 5km races, Salih Teksöz won the men’s event, with Teyon Alex Yiğit second and Cemil Elmas third. Buse Mayda led the women’s race, followed by Malika Inoyatova and Nisan Erkan.